Barrel head and rim.



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THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHUm-LITH-L. WASHINGTON. D. L1

BARREL HEADZANDI RIM.

- ED ATES Specification ofictters Patent. I Patented 7:

Application filed March 27,1913, Serial No. 757,202. Renewed September 14, 1914. Serial No. 861,681.- r v To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, l\l[A'THEW.R. STRioK- LAND, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Perry, in the county of Taylon State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel Heads and Rims; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same.

This invention relates to barrel heads and rims and has for an object to provide a applied.

barrel head including an annular rim which is rigidly secured to the staves, and a disk head which is removably secured to the rim and may be easily and. quickly removed or A further object is to providenovel means for locking the disk head to the annular rim so that a substantially liquid and gastight joint between the parts will be produced.

-VVith the above objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts hereunderneath perspective view of the annularrim. Fig. 4: is a plan of the parts shown in s Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on the line55 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters ofreference designate similar parts, 10 designates a barrel. The head comprising the subject-matter of this invention comprises an annular rim 11 having a beveled periphery 12 to snugly fit in the circular groove 13 formed in the stave. The rim is provided on the top face with an annular packing ring 14: formed half round as shown andconstructed of rubber or other suitable material.

A disk head 15is'provided in the bottom face with an annular groove 16 which receives the packing ring 14 so that when the disk head is clamped to the annular rim as will presently be described, a substantially manage ad gas-tight an between'the parts is produced. For removably securing the disk head to the annular rim, the latter is providedon the inner periphery w th substantially semi-circular extensions 17 ineach of which is formed a longltudlnal slot 18, the slots of both exte'n sions being in alinement'and extending radially relatively to the center of the rim.

being; furthermore a lug 20 disposed on the outer side of one of the sockets and a lug 21 disposed on the inner side of the other sockets, these lugs being disposed parallel with each other and lying on the opposite.

On each side of each slot is formed a socket] 19, the sockets beingin alinement, and there" end withfa' fixed bar 23 of such length" as to, pass through the slot, and being equipped on I the outer end with a fixed'operating lever 24 disposed at af-right angle "to the bar.

When the handle'is rotated throughfan arc of ninetydegreesafter passage ofthebar through the slot, thebar. will be turned through an angle ofninety degrees and 19 and be limited against furtherrotation by engagement at the ends with the lugs form a tight joint between the partswhile also holding the bars seated in the slots against accidental escape.

To remove the disk head it is simplynem essary to rotate both handle levers until the bars are disengaged from the sockets and pass into the slots, whereupon the disk head may be lifted bodily from the annular rim to expose the contents of the barrel. What is claimed, is

A barrel head comprising an annular rim, having opposite substantially semi-circular projections 0n the inner periphery, each "projection being formedwith a'radialslot,

the slots of both extensions being in alinement, each slot being formed on eachoside with a socket and with alug on one side of each socket, said lugs projecting from the bottom face of said rim and being disposed, to projectfrom the edges of their, respec 85 the ends of the'bar will seat in the sockets w the inner end-0f each stem disposed at a right angle to the corresponding lever and of'a s'ize'to pass through'the related slotfl said bar being adapted to seat in the re- Copies of this patent may be obtained for lated sockets and be liinited in movement by said lugs upon rotation of said stem and serving to tightly clamp said head to said r m-t V 15 In testimony whereof, I aflix my signatnre, the presence of two Witnesses.

'MATHEWV STBIQKLAND.

" Witnesses:

D. F. BLANTON, WV. L. WEAV R.

five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Batents,

Washington, 90. G. 

